Nature and psyche

Description

"Nature and Psyche argues that psychological and environmental writing and action are all too often colonized by the same assumptions that inhibit ecological and cultural diversity. Industrialized monocultures conceal the character of our alienation from nature and, thus, prevent the emergence of effective solutions. Drawing on a diversity of disciplines, David Kidner illustrates that traditional psychological understanding is often inherently hostile to the natural order, and that the dominant form of selfhood that has emerged in the industrialized world promotes the domestication of nature. In fact, even some of the most radical environmentalists, who simplistically oppose technology, are also trapped within this paradigm. The author demonstrates that a more critical historical and cultural awareness, rooted in nature, can enable a re-integration of nature and psyche."--BOOK JACKET.

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Other Editions

• Nature and psyche: radical environmentalism and the politics of subjectivityState University of New York Press2001-01-01
• Nature and PsychePaperbackState University of New York Press2000-10-20
• Nature and PsycheHardcoverState University of New York Press2000-11-03